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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Ownership interest (as a percent)	49.00%
Subsidiary (as a percent)	100.00%
MSC | Equity Method Investment
Ownership interest (as a percent)	49.00%

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A subsidiary of the Company.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571

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